| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 5158 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (17711832) |
| QUOTATION: | Oh, many a shaft at random sent Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word at random spoken May soothe, or wound, a heart that s broken! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lord of the Isles. Canto v. Stanza 18. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
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